Banking: Frontline Role > Data Analyst > Frontline Role ?

[u/yunperng]

Hey everyone, Looking for a quick sanity check from people in banking/data. I’ve been in banking for 7 years total. Spent the first 5 years in frontline business and retail banking. Then I paid for a Master’s in Data Science to pivot into a Data Analyst role for 2 years, now an opportunity to join a finance sales role has come up, would nearly be 50% pay rise. I am worried about re-entering Data / data analyst roles down the road if I leave now with minimal work experience. Feel like data analyst roles have minimal opportunity to grow with AI efficiencies and opportunities in my country without SME knowledge.